Directional wireless drop systems for broadband networks and related methods
AssigneeCommScope Technology LLC
InventorMichael Brobston
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Abstract
Directional wireless drop systems are provided. These systems include a tap unit that is connected to a communications line of the broadband network; a cable modem unit connected to the tap unit; a plurality of wireless routers connected to the cable modem unit; and a directional antenna unit that is connected to at least a first of the wireless routers. Each wireless router is associated with a respective one of a plurality of subscriber premises that are served by the directional wireless drop system and is configured to communicate with at least one device that is located at the respective one of plurality of subscriber premises.
Claims18
A directional wireless drop system, comprising:
- a passive optical network;
- a wireless drop system coupled to the passive optical network, the wireless drop system including:
- an optical-to-electrical converter;
- and
- a directional antenna;
- wherein the wireless drop system is configured to communicate with a plurality of subscriber premises,
- wherein the directional antenna comprises a millimeter wave phased array antenna, and
- wherein the directional antenna includes a plurality of transmitter/receiver units, wherein each transmitter/receiver unit is coupled to a respective subset of antenna elements of the millimeter wave phased array antenna.
A directional wireless drop system, comprising:
- a passive optical network;
- a wireless drop system coupled to the passive optical network, the wireless drop system including:
- an optical-to-electrical converter;
- and
- a directional antenna;
- wherein the wireless drop system is configured to communicate with a plurality of subscriber premises, and
- wherein a first of the subscriber premises includes:
- a subscriber millimeter wave antenna;
- a subscriber radio that is coupled to the subscriber millimeter wave antenna;
- a subscriber digital front end unit that is coupled to the subscriber radio;
- and
- a subscriber baseband unit that is coupled to the subscriber digital front end unit.
Customer premises equipment for a broadband network, comprising:
- a millimeter wave antenna;
- a radio that is coupled to the millimeter wave antenna;
- a digital front end unit that is coupled to the radio;
- a baseband unit that is coupled to the digital front end unit;
- and
- an optical network terminal that is coupled to the baseband unit,
- wherein the baseband unit includes an electrical-to-optical converter and a plurality of baseband integrated circuit chip sets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.